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·January 29, 2016·3 min read

The Race Against Zika

Researchers are seeking new ways to diagnose and treat the Zika virus.

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·February 4, 2016·4 min read

Seven Things to Know About the Zika Virus

Researchers compile seven important things to know about the Zika virus.

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·February 11, 2016·2 min read

Threat of Cytomegalovirus Far Outweighs Zika Risk

In the wake of all the media attention of the Zika virus, researchers are calling for greater public awareness of CMV, the most common viral cause of birth defects in the US.

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·March 4, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Find Likely Biological Link Between Zika Virus and Microcephaly

Researchers working with lab grown human stem cells believe they have discovered how the Zika virus may cause microcephaly in fetuses.

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·March 30, 2016·4 min read

New Study Confirms Link Between Zika Virus and Fetal Brain Damage

A new study reports small amounts of genetic materials from the Zika virus can be detected in blood samples taken from pregnant women after the infection has passed and when fetal brain development is underway.

This is a digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus.

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·April 10, 2016·2 min read

Zika Virus May Also Be Tied to Another Brain Disorder

Researchers report the Zika virus may also be tied to an automimmune disease that attacks myelin similar to multiple sclerosis.

Image shows neural progenitor cells infected with Zika.

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·April 11, 2016·2 min read

Zika Virus Reduced Growth and Induces Cell Death in Human Minibrains

Researchers unravel some key features of Zika virus on the developing brain.

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·April 14, 2016·4 min read

How Congenital Transmission of Viruses May Affect Development of Fetal Brain

A new study reports the transmission of viruses from mother to her unborn child may cause abnormal brain development in the fetus.

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·April 15, 2016·2 min read

New Evidence of Sexual Transmission of the Zika Virus

A new study confirms the Zika virus can be sexual transmitted.

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·April 22, 2016·6 min read

Mini Brains Add to Evidence of Zika’s Toll on Fetal Cortex

Researchers have confirmed a key way in which the Zika virus causes damage to fetal brains.

Image shows the Zika virus in a mouse placenta.

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·May 11, 2016·3 min read

Mouse Model of Zika During Pregnancy Shows How Fetuses Become Infected

The Zika virus migrated from the mother's bloodstream and into the placenta, where it multiplied and spread into the fetal circulation before infecting the brains of fetuses in mouse models of the disease.